Device for removing corn from ears



Aug. 17, 1943.

J. B. MEEK DEVICE FR REMOVING CORN FROM EARS Filed Sept. 15, 1942 INVENTOR. J OH N B.MEEK.

Illa! reseller-17;19 s i state.

r p One objector" the "forus ef I V A further-objectof the invention is'to provide aiiirnprovednevice of this character wherein corn ears maybe manually subjected w aseries v 'v of cutters and a seriesof scrapers in 'a'ready and easy-manner toeflicientlyremove the ker- Deviceremmevm mte EA EtS ac ii iee i e 1 Application September 15,458,434-

l 2,326,873 jj l )4 gel. 146%4) v Thislinvention relates'to a device for removin kernels from corn earsei'ther in a green or cooked I venti'on is to "providela deviceof this characterarran'ged-toremove ker- I nels fr om ears of cornina readymanner andx comprising few parts which -may begrea dily ole'anedi A l Another object-ofthe'invention is'to provide an improved portable device of 5 this character nelsijtherefrom.

Other objects ofthe invention'willbe a e;

ent tothose v skilled in the art 'to ;which my in:

vention relates from 'the fol1owing: description taken I inflconnection with "the T accompanying Fig, l is a view; partly inisectiomofadevice 1 embodyin vm ii9nj a ection onrtheline 2 2 ofFig; 1

The upper end of the support I forms a seat for a removable scraper; indicated as an entirety at 2,-throu'gh-which the ejar's arepassed or moved endwise to effect removal o'fthecornkernels, the

cob being pushed 'o'lownwa'rdly' into the-support I. 'Thes'crape'r 2 comprises collar '2a removablyfitting into the support l, a ring ib surroundingEthe-collar Za to form an annular'shouldcr to *iadapted to operate mfa readymanner on corn 'ears of-diflerentsizesi if f further'fobject'of the invention-iszto provide a improved. device of this character of simple? l construction and arranged to first cut orfmutiaf late theccrn kernels and to then scrape the kernels"froi n the ear' and collectthe' kernels ready Fig. 3 isa plan view, enlarged.

v Fig. ,4- is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the scraper. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig; 5.

a V Fig. 7 is a View showing a modification, parts being broken away;

' Fig, 8 is a section on the line 88of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 isa sectional view showing a modifica- 'tion. 1

In the drawing, I indicates a support of any desired shape arranged to reston a table or other supporting member. 'The'support l isjprefer-' ably hollow so as to form a receiver for the com cobs, as later set forth, its lower portionfbeing 'flared outwardly to form a wide or enlarged base portion. The lower'endof the support I is open so that each cob may be removed therefrom, butit will Joe-obvious that the side wall of the support I may be formed with an opening to permit re- 7 'moval of the cob therethrough from the support; in this latter arrangement the bottom of the support I is preferably closed by an end Wall.

engage theupper end wall of'tne support I; and up-standing scraping elements Zcdisposedin annular relation. While the collar 2a, ring 'Zb' and scraping elements 2c are-'(by preference) integral, thlatte'r are formed oft relatively thin material to insure a limited resilienc thereof; whereby these 'ele'mntsm'ay yield radially outwardly to accommodate' difierent sized cobs. Ashsh own, j :the scraping elements are arc shape in crosssec-f 'tion and taperinwardly-towardtheir upper ends,

which are in substantial com-mew teen-gage, i V the "cob"throughout" its circumference; --The scraping elements Zc-are provided by cutting-the j wall of the sc'raper 2 "from its upper free edge to V a point adjacent theringzb to'ir'i'sure a'o'lequate "resiliencyand permit the "scraping elements to accommodate corn' ears varying greatly "size, as well as" provide fortfherer'novalof husks of ker- "hels' iwhich ina'yl lodge between the cuttin l el ee =n:-.ents.; fThe side edges of adjoining scraping 'el-1 ments may have a slight diverging; relation' ffom their outer ends downwardly, substantially'at an angle of approximatelytwo degrees; as shown at 2 c" in Fig. 9, to" facilitate removal of any husks of "the kernels caught or lodging therein aswell as-to insure easy cleaningi'of the s'craper from I renew time, and 'topreventany substantital portion of the kernels from passing into the support I and becoming wasted. The scraping elements 20 termintate in rounded or blunt ends to eliminate sharp edges which would cut or dig into'the cob and thus cut off impalatable material.

Where the scraping elements are formed of metal,

their walls are approximately .04 thick to insure resiliency and the metal of each element'is bent inwardly and back on itseh to provide a rounded,

scraping e dge. l t I 3 indicatesan annular collecting chamber surrounding the scraper-2 and arranged to collect w the kernels and juice removed'from the cob. The chamber 3 consists of an annularv bottom wall 3a surrounding and suitably secured to the upper end of thesupport I and a sidewall 31 which' extends to a point. above the scraper 2.,

4 indicates an annular plate' removably seated ,on the upper end of the side wall 311 and provided on its inner circumferential edge with a plurality of cutters lat extending 'radially'inwardly and serving to cut, split or mutilate the corn kernels as each ear is projected. endwise downwardly to and through the scraper 2. ;The outer circum ferential edgeof the plate 4, on its lower side, is rabbeted, asshown at 5130 form a seat to engage the side wall 317, whereas its inner circumferen- I =tial edge is provided with 2. depending flange 6, r on which the cutters 4a are mounted. The cutters. 4a. maybepf any desired shape. Where the plate, flange and cutters are cast, each cutter may be provided with an inclined edge 43: and diverging sidewalls 4w, asshown in Fig. 3. Where'the plate and flange are formedof a sheet metal stamping, the flange may be cut o'n; V- shaped lines lbgand the metal between the lines bent inwardly as. shown at 4b'. In this. latter ar 7 rangement, the cuts are preferably off-set and oppositely disposed to provide the maximum number of cutters. k m 1 It will be understood that one or more p'arts of the device may be formed from a plastic material v or sheet metal, as desired. r

In operation each ear of corn is projected endwise, through the cutters and into andthrough the scraper. 'As .the cutters are disposed in a plane above the scraping elements, the corn kernelsare first cut or split lengthwise of the ear .or otherwise mutilated and then scraped from the cob asthe ,earfis moved endwise and pro- :jected into the support I. .To avoid danger of the persons hand engaging the cutters, a follower A may be applied to theouter or rear end of the ear and thus insure its movement entirely through the'scraper;

7 It. will .be observed that the support I and chamber}! are fixedly related, whereasthe scraper 2 and plate 4, which carry the cutterare removable, so that all of theparts'may be readily e d- To those skilled in the art to which my invention relates many changes in construction and widely differing embodiments and iapplicationsj of the invention will suggest themselves without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. My disclosures and the description T herein are purely illustrative and are not to be in any sense limiting. 1 r

WhatIclaimi's: v I. In .a portable device for removing kernels from corn ears, the combination of an-upright membenthe upper portion of which is 'hollowto form a receiver for ,the cobs, a substantially annular scraper ,through which ears of corn are projected endwise into said receiver to remove the kernels therefrom, said scraper being mounted Y on the upper end of and in alinement with said receiver, an annular chamber mounted on said receiver and surrounding said scraper, anannular plate mounted on the side walls of said chamber member, the upper portion ,of which is hollow to form a receiver for the cobs, a substantially annular'jscraper through which ears of corn are projected endwiseinto said receiver to remove the kernels therefrom, said scraper being mounted on the upper end of and in alinement with said receiver, an annular chamber mounted on said receiver and: surrounding said scraper, the side walls of saidchamber terminating in} a plane above said scraper, an annular plate mounted on the side walls of said'chamber to: form a cover therefor, the inner circumferential edge of. said plate being formed with a depending flange, and a series of cutters mounted on said flange and extending inwardly therefrom into the path of j the corn-ears to cut the kernels from each ear as it moves to said scraper.

3 A deviceas claimed in claim 2 wherein the scraper consists of a collar mounted on the upper endof said receiver and providedwith a plurality of resilient members in side by side relation and terminating at their free, ends in are shaped fscraping edges; 1

4. In a portable device for removing kernels from corn ears, thejcombination of an upright member, the upper portion of which is ho llow to form a receiver-from the cobs, a substantially annular scraper through which; ears of corn are projected endwise into said receiver to remove I the kernels therefrom; said scraper being removably mounted on the upper end of andin alinemer t with-said receiver, .anyannular chamber.

mounted on said receiver and surrounding said scraper, an annular plate removably mounted .on the side walls ofysaid chamber inform a cover therefor, anda series of cutters; mounted on the inner wall of said plate-and extending inwardly therefrom into the path of the corn ears'ito cut the kernels onleach ear it moves to saidis'craper.

' JOHNS. 

